I adored this book! A true tale of redemption and forgiveness.

The Unforged God sent Tal visions over the course of a year, urging he to swear to The Destroyer, the sister of the Empress. Tal swears an oath to the cruel, cold, deadly girl and, two years later, he’s disgusted at the things he’s done in her service and feeling abandoned by his gods.
A face from Tal’s past returns, hellbent on freeing him from his oath. Plans are set in motion, causing The Destroyer to be stripped of her powers, leaving only the funny, loyal and scared girl behind. Tal is caught between his memories of The Destroyer and the new reality of the girl, Elodie, now before him. What will win out? Hatred or love? Just how strong is Tal’s faith?

The story was beautiful and the characters were fantastic! I especially loved Helenia, who proved that forgiveness is not weakness.

My only critique would be that we didn’t see enough of Elodie as ‘The Destroyer,’ before she was stripped of her powers to fully gauge her previous personality. Having said that, I loved her and feel that would of been difficult had she been too villainized at the beginning! ( )

A breathtaking story of finding your own way despite abuse, religion, and frankly, just what everyone else is doing, Mercurial is truly unlike anything I've read lately. Set in a world where magic metal runs through people's veins, very unlikely friendships and relationships bloom, and all of this wrapped together makes for an amazing book.

Check out my full review here!

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